Former White House Chief Economic Advisor to Trump Says Tariffs ‘Hurt the U.S.’

Jan 20, 2020, 11:18 AM


Former White House Chief Economic Advisor Gary Cohn said Sunday that President Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum "hurt the U.S." and did not help the administration in trade negotiations, either.

"I don't think the tariffs helped us get to any different outcome. I think it has hurt the U.S. It's totally hurt the United States," Cohn said on CBS's Face the Nation.

Cohen stated in response to CBS host Margaret Brennan's that he didn't believe the tariffs changed the U.S.' progress on the U.S.